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Old Apr 13, 2024 | 05:03 PM
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Hello all,

I ordered replacement visors - two questions:
  1. Is there any reason not to use the old spring and retainer?
  2. Will the electrical connection pull through the opening for the sun visor post, or do I need to disassemble the windshield trim and dig for it?
Car in question is a '93 convertible.

Thanks in advance!
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Old Apr 13, 2024 | 07:00 PM
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Have you removed the old visors? If you haven't you should be able pull the wires down to unplug. Do the reverse to assemble. I bought new visors for my 91and haven't installed them yet. I had to change the front targa mounts because Bubba put a mid year top on the car and attached it with zip ties! It was cheaper to do that than scour the country for the correct top, pay 6 to 800 dollars plus the cost of having it shipped.
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Have you removed the old visors? If you haven't you should be able pull the wires down to unplug. Do the reverse to assemble. I bought new visors for my 91and haven't installed them yet. I had to change the front targa mounts because Bubba put a mid year top on the car and attached it with zip ties! It was cheaper to do that than scour the country for the correct top, pay 6 to 800 dollars plus the cost of having it shipped.
Thanks! I just bought the car - the visors look original and I have not removed them yet. I'll try to dismount the assembly and reuse existing parts.






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I just took off the old crappy visors and have none
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Originally Posted by BillDurant
I just took off the old crappy visors and have none
Lol, I thought about doing that as well. Although, job is complete - after watching a couple videos and understanding how simple it actually is, it probably took me a total of 20 minutes to do the actual work.

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Originally Posted by slammin
Have you removed the old visors? If you haven't you should be able pull the wires down to unplug. Do the reverse to assemble. I bought new visors for my 91and haven't installed them yet. I had to change the front targa mounts because Bubba put a mid year top on the car and attached it with zip ties! It was cheaper to do that than scour the country for the correct top, pay 6 to 800 dollars plus the cost of having it shipped.
Zip ties and duct tape fix everything!
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Originally Posted by Corvette_Dez
Zip ties and duct tape fix everything!
When I pulled down the visors and saw the zip ties I thought Bubba must have stripped the threads. Nope, wrong top! I found the correct mid year mounts and header trim at small yard across the street from my shop.
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